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Takashi Tokuda
Other affiliations: National Presto Industries, Kyoto University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology ...read more
Bio: Takashi Tokuda is an academic researcher from Tokyo Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Image sensor & CMOS. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 280 publications receiving 3336 citations. Previous affiliations of Takashi Tokuda include National Presto Industries & Kyoto University.
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TL;DR: In this article, a surface-emitting laser with a two-dimensional photonic crystal structure is investigated, where the wavelength of the active layer is designed to match the folded (second-order) Γ point of the Γ−X direction.
Abstract: Lasing action of a surface-emitting laser with a two-dimensional photonic crystal structure is investigated. The photonic crystal has a triangular-lattice structure composed of InP and air holes, which is integrated with an InGaAsP/InP multiple-quantum-well active layer by a wafer fusion technique. Uniform two-dimensional lasing oscillation based on the coupling of light propagating in six equivalent Γ−X directions is successfully observed, where the wavelength of the active layer is designed to match the folded (second-order) Γ point of the Γ−X direction. The very narrow divergence angle of far field pattern and/or the lasing spectrum, which is considered to reflect the two-dimensional stop band, also indicate that the lasing oscillation occurs coherently.
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TL;DR: In this article, compositional splitting and the existence of InN inclusion in the GaInN epilayer grown on sapphire (0001) substrates were investigated and the mechanism of compositional inhomogeneity was discussed.
Abstract: Compositional inhomogeneity in a GaInN ternary alloy layer is investigated A theoretical estimation of the interaction parameter based on the delta lattice parameter suggests that the immiscibility of InN in a nitride alloy is very strong We investigate the compositional splitting and the existence of InN inclusion in the GaInN epilayer grown on sapphire (0001) substrates The mechanism of compositional inhomogeneity is discussed
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TL;DR: The results of recent research on implantable CMOS biomedical devices are reviewed and topics include retinal prosthesis devices and deep-brain implantation devices for small animals.
Abstract: The results of recent research on our implantable CMOS biomedical devices are reviewed. Topics include retinal prosthesis devices and deep-brain implantation devices for small animals. Fundamental device structures and characteristics as well as in vivo experiments are presented.
89 citations
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TL;DR: Novel bifunctional quaternary phosphonium bromides possessing an amide moiety were designed for the highly enantioselective sulfenylation and chlorination of β-ketoesters under base-free phase-transfer conditions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an optical and potential dual imaging CMOS sensor for bioscientific applications was proposed and fabricated, which has the capability to simultaneously capture optical and on-chip potential images.
Abstract: An optical and potential dual imaging CMOS sensor for bioscientific applications was proposed and fabricated The CMOS image sensor has the capability to simultaneously capture optical and on-chip potential images The sensor is designed with target applications of on-chip DNA (or protein) microarray analysis and on-chip neural imaging A potential imaging function was implemented onto a CMOS image sensor with a simple pixel circuitry that is compatible with optical image sensor pixels The basic properties of the potential-sensing pixel were characterized By choosing an appropriate operating sequence and off-chip configuration, the sensor can be operated in either a wide-range potential imaging mode (>5 V) or a high-resolution potential imaging mode (16 mV) The sensor is applicable for most of the target applications and is capable of detecting a pH change in the solution placed on the surface Two-dimensional optical and potential dual imaging was successfully demonstrated, and the profile of a potential spot smaller than 50 μm was clearly observed
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01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a scenario where a group of people are attempting to find a solution to the problem of "finding the needle in a haystack" in the environment.
Abstract: 中枢神経系疾患の治療は正常細胞(ニューロン)の機能維持を目的とするが,脳血管障害のように機能障害の原因が細胞の死滅に基づくことは多い.一方,脳腫瘍の治療においては薬物療法や放射線療法といった腫瘍細胞の死滅を目標とするものが大きな位置を占める.いずれの場合にも,細胞死の機序を理解することは各種病態や治療法の理解のうえで重要である.現在のところ最も研究の進んでいる細胞死の型はアポトーシスである.そのなかで重要な位置を占めるミトコンドリアにおける反応および抗アポトーシス因子について概要を紹介する.
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TL;DR: The role of extended and point defects, and key impurities such as C, O, and H, on the electrical and optical properties of GaN is reviewed in this article, along with the influence of process-induced or grown-in defects and impurities on the device physics.
Abstract: The role of extended and point defects, and key impurities such as C, O, and H, on the electrical and optical properties of GaN is reviewed. Recent progress in the development of high reliability contacts, thermal processing, dry and wet etching techniques, implantation doping and isolation, and gate insulator technology is detailed. Finally, the performance of GaN-based electronic and photonic devices such as field effect transistors, UV detectors, laser diodes, and light-emitting diodes is covered, along with the influence of process-induced or grown-in defects and impurities on the device physics.
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TL;DR: Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are waves that remain localized even though they coexist with a continuous spectrum of radiating waves that can carry energy away.
Abstract: Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are waves that remain localized even though they coexist with a continuous spectrum of radiating waves that can carry energy away. Their very existence defies conventional wisdom. Although BICs were first proposed in quantum mechanics, they are a general wave phenomenon and have since been identified in electromagnetic waves, acoustic waves in air, water waves and elastic waves in solids. These states have been studied in a wide range of material systems, such as piezoelectric materials, dielectric photonic crystals, optical waveguides and fibres, quantum dots, graphene and topological insulators. In this Review, we describe recent developments in this field with an emphasis on the physical mechanisms that lead to BICs across seemingly very different materials and types of waves. We also discuss experimental realizations, existing applications and directions for future work. The fascinating wave phenomenon of ‘bound states in the continuum’ spans different material and wave systems, including electron, electromagnetic and mechanical waves. In this Review, we focus on the common physical mechanisms underlying these bound states, whilst also discussing recent experimental realizations, current applications and future opportunities for research.
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02 Feb 2011TL;DR: In this article, a flow expansion chamber is configured to allow fluids to flow from the expansion chamber to the outlet portion and to allow the fluids to interact along the way with material in the array of wells.
Abstract: An apparatus may include a semiconductor chip and a fluidics assembly. The semiconductor chip has an array of wells and an array of sensors and each sensor of the array of sensors is in fluid communication with a well of the array of wells. The fluidics assembly is located on top of the semiconductor chip and is configured to deliver fluids to the semiconductor chip. The fluidics assembly includes a flow expansion chamber configured to introduce the fluids, an outlet portion configured to pipe out the fluids, and a flow chamber portion. The flow chamber portion is configured to allow the fluids to flow from the flow expansion chamber to the outlet portion and to allow the fluids to interact along the way with material in the array of wells. The flow expansion chamber has a curved wall at the top or bottom so that the height of the flow expansion chamber at the center is less than at the walls that restrict the fluids to the left and right.
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TL;DR: Results show that the lasing wavelength of the fabricated BIC cavities, each made of an array of cylindrical nanoresonators suspended in air, scales with the radii of the nanoreonators according to the theoretical prediction for the BIC mode, and lasing action from the designed BIC cavity persists even after scaling down the array to as few as 8-by-8 nanoreisonators.
Abstract: In 1929, only three years after the advent of quantum mechanics, von Neumann and Wigner showed that Schrodinger's equation can have bound states above the continuum threshold. These peculiar states, called bound states in the continuum (BICs), manifest themselves as resonances that do not decay. For several decades afterwards the idea lay dormant, regarded primarily as a mathematical curiosity. In 1977, Herrick and Stillinger revived interest in BICs when they suggested that BICs could be observed in semiconductor superlattices. BICs arise naturally from Feshbach's quantum mechanical theory of resonances, as explained by Friedrich and Wintgen, and are thus more physical than initially realized. Recently, it was realized that BICs are intrinsically a wave phenomenon and are thus not restricted to the realm of quantum mechanics. They have since been shown to occur in many different fields of wave physics including acoustics, microwaves and nanophotonics. However, experimental observations of BICs have been limited to passive systems and the realization of BIC lasers has remained elusive. Here we report, at room temperature, lasing action from an optically pumped BIC cavity. Our results show that the lasing wavelength of the fabricated BIC cavities, each made of an array of cylindrical nanoresonators suspended in air, scales with the radii of the nanoresonators according to the theoretical prediction for the BIC mode. Moreover, lasing action from the designed BIC cavity persists even after scaling down the array to as few as 8-by-8 nanoresonators. BIC lasers open up new avenues in the study of light-matter interaction because they are intrinsically connected to topological charges and represent natural vector beam sources (that is, there are several possible beam shapes), which are highly sought after in the fields of optical trapping, biological sensing and quantum information.
815 citations